After the Empyrean Foundation event was completed,Destiny 2announcedthe Trials of Osiris Crucible event will return fromDestinyon March 13. Players who are looking to have a more chill time with the game before that mode returns could take a page from Kimber Prime on YouTube, who put together a relaxing 15-minute documentary called “Creatures ofDestiny.”
The documentary focuses on the “surprisingly large variety of critters hidden in plain sight” inDestiny 2according to its video description. Kimber Prime, who focuses onDestiny 2,Overwatch, andDota 2content, is clearly looking to emulate the nature documentaries produced by places like the BBC — narration provided by “The Bored Chairman” even sounds like a parody of Sir David Attenborough.
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“Creatures ofDestiny” ultimately has an environmentalist message for Guardians in that they should stop the Vex from terraforming planets and killing all wildlife, even name-dropping theExo Titan Saint-14. Some of the wildlife they highlight are frogs in the Artifact’s Edge on Nessus, shining golden butterflies in the Dreaming City, and the different kinds of dragonflies living on Mercury versus Earth.
What makes Kimber Prime’s documentary stand out as something truly charming is how committed they are to really emulating the feeling of watching a documentary by using bits of lore from the game and actual facts about the biology of creatures like butterflies. There are plenty of entertaining moments, including one focusing on the relationship between hens and wolves inDestiny 2’s social space The Farmand another hunting for an elusive sea monster on Titan.
There is not a ton of downtime to be had inDestiny 2given the combat-oriented nature of its existence as Bungie’s continually active free-to-play online first-person shooter. As a result much of the discourse around the game tends to focus on what is or is not viable in the meta, especially now withSeason 10 removing gear and activities.
Kimber Prime makes a strong case for slowing down to smell the roses, or taking a look at some of the small creatures Bungie programmed to populate its first-person shooter, as it were.IfDestinycan be a catalyst for relationships, why can’t it also inspire a little more appreciation for the natural world?
Destiny 2is available now for PC, PS4, Stadia, and Xbox One.
